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Malawi to roll out 2017 Bilharzia mass campaign

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Ministry of Health (MoH) will on July 10, roll out its 2017 Bilharzia Mass Drug Administration (MDA) Campaign which aims at eliminating Bilharzia and intestinal worms by the year 2020 in the country. According to the Ministry, 20 percent of the Malawian Population lives along water bodies and this makes them more susceptible to Bilharzia. […]

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Malawi rolls out K34m Bilhazia control campaign

By Nyasa Times Reporter

Ministry of Health has embarked on a K34Million countrywide Bilhazia control campaign. Spokesperson for the Ministry, Henry Chimbali, said Bilhazia is a public health problem in the country mostly affecting 19 to 24 percent of school going children. “Recent mapping of the disease in some districts confirms that all our districts in Malawi are affected. […]

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